Sure. And so is “invisible”.
Sure. Nobody has disagreed with that. It’s not really the topic at hand.
But Oscar nominees are *literally* one bookmark. No hyperbole, one actual literal bookmark. The only reason you don’t know who the Oscar nominees are is because you’ve chosen not to look.
That’s the opposite example of what you mean.
Let me clarify: yes, once a film gets an Oscar nod, I will hear of it. One can't help but to.
What I am saying is that before that point, I hear of @50% of them, max on a good year. If a small film gets that nod, that will generally mean either an extension of the run. If it's initial theatrical run is over, it may or may not get a pre-Oscars secondary release based on that nod.
Without that nod? Odds are good I'll never hear of them.